The top 5 Xbox 360 action games of 2011/2012

Sunday, August 26, 2012 - 23:53

In this day and age, every renowned game developer has become familiar with programming for Microsoft’s very own Xbox 360. This increasingly popular games console provided us with some of the most intense action in global history. And in this article, we rank the top 5 action games from Xbox 360 in 2011 and 2012:

Coming in at number one is Mass Effect 3. In this shooter, Every time you fill the boots of Commander Shepard, you’ve got an entire universe to explore, a mystery to unravel, and millions of people to save (after, of course, you scan this planet for Iridium). With the upcoming third installment, BioWare is looking to make the definitive Mass Effect experience, combining the second game’s refined combat with many of the deep role-playing elements that fans loved in the first title. And of course, you’ll be getting a dynamic, branching story that’s affected by the decisions you’ve made in prior games.

Our next entry at number 2 is Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Published and developed by global game crafting giant Ubisoft. This action/shoot'em'up phenomenon was released in May 2012 coming with a single player, co-operative and multiplayer game mode selection. This third person based action/tactical shooter's multiplayer mode is extremely popular and includes 5 different game modes: conflict, decoy, saboteur, siege and stockade, which can be accessed via downloadable content.

Middle of the pack number 3 is Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, published and developed by the highly respected companies, Activision and infinity ward. This first person shooter, warfare based game was released in November 2011; the third installment of the very popular modern warfare series. Within the first 2 hours of being on the market, this action packed game sold over 6.5 million copies in the United States and United Kingdom alone. This latest edition to the Call of Duty branch comes with a great variety of game modes, as well as the solo campaign, co-operative modes and a brand new Survival Mode in which players fight waves of enemies in an attempt to hold out as they grow stronger each round. This is similar to Nazi Zombies which featured in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 except the waves don't have fixed spawning points and in fact, spawn tactically depending on the whereabouts of the player.

In at 4th place we have the highly praised Battlefield bad Company 3, published and developed by Digital Illusions and Electronic Arts. This game was deemed a more realistic version of the Call of Duty shooter by the gamers who played it. For most the year, EA had hyped that this was the game to bring down the Call of Duty franchise. Released in October 2011, Battlefield Bad Company 3 came with the 3 game play modes you would expect from any average first or third person shooter: campaign, multiplayer and co-operative. What made this game unique was the ability to use vehicles such as tanks, jets and helicopters which gave a twist to the usual online experience you would get for a typical action/shooter. A second upper hand this game had over its main rival Call of Duty was that it gave the freedom to be able to choose which map you would like to play on rather than a random choice picked from a selection.

Finally at rank number 5 is Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary published and developed by international success' Bungie, and Microsoft them self. This game was released in November 2011 after 10 years of Halo sequels being produced and being on the market. In essence, the original Halo Combat Evolved has been remade but compatible with the Xbox 360 and with the achievements and skulls which did not previously feature on the original. I think that just from the inspiration and Halo being the start of something new, the anniversary edition has to be in our top 5.

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